Nick Foles vs. Alex Smith, who should be quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs?

Some believe Nick Foles is better than Alex Smith/ArrowheadOne.

Smith versus Foles, controversy exists.

Mass Appeal Wire Reports

KANSAS CITY — There’s a quarterback controversy brewing in Kansas City and it’s about damn time. In Sunday’s 30-14 victory over the Indianapolis Colts, Chiefs backup QB Nick Foles [16 of 22, 223 yards passing, 2 TDs] thoroughly outplayed injured starter Alex Smith [9 of 19, 127 yards passing, 1 TD] despite receiving only a handful of reps leading up to the game. Now imagine what Foles could do with a full weekof practice under his belt. Kansas City Star sportswriter Vahe Gregorian wrote a commentary on Monday in defense of Smith keeping the starting job. Many disagree.

Here’s the case for Foles: He has a better arm than Smith (aka Checkdown Charlie) which enables him to throw the deep ball with far more accuracy. “He has a huge arm – huge arm,” said receiver Jeremy Maclin, who was a teammate of Foles in Philadelphia. “And he likes to throw the ball down the field.”

Foles, 27, is also five years younger than Smith, 32, which is signifcant because, as we’ve witnessed in recent weeks, Smith is beginning to show his age. He’s no longer bouncing back up off the turf after absorbing hits. Smith still spends too much time navigating through reads, which leads to easy sacks.

Head injuries and concussions are also starting to become major concerns with Smith. Not sure if Foles is the answer. But for the Chiefs to reach the Super Bowl, let alone win one, they’re gonna need a quarterback who’s capable of throwing the football more than 5 yards downfield.

Yes, there appears to be some dissension in KC and tempers are starting to flare.

Elizabeth Smith, Alex’s wife, ripped local meteorologist Gary Lezak after he praised Foles on Twitter for “running the offense better.” Elizabeth sent out a retaliatory tweet to Lezak that read: “Do yourself and everyone else a favor. Stick to what you know. It’s embarrassing.”

23 comments

Foles is more accurate with passes over 20 yards than Smith. I have been saying for 3 years now Smith is average. We need to take shots downfield with the talent we have at recievers now. I don’t see it with Smith.

You can’t be more wrong. As an Eagles fan, he had that one good half of a season and then consistently missed wide open receivers the following year. Anyone can be a superstar for half of a game. He’s terribly inconsistent. Smith doesn’t have a long game, but he’s a FAR better QB. Be careful what you wish for wanting Foles to step in.

For those of you not in KC and therefore not familiar with Gary Lezak trust me he is a complete tool. The guy thinks being a local weatherman is somehow on par celeb status wise as being an A list actor or the player who has the game winning RBI in game 7 of the world series. The dude has almost zero sports insight and she was right, it’s embarrassing.

This is addressed to the Chiefs Kingdom
I’ve been loyal to this team this franchise
Since 1989
I’m not going anywhere
This organization needs to put more into This team
no matter who it is
General manager
The Ceo etc
this old franchise
Has set records and broke records
we are considered Long overdue
stop playing with the City of Kansas City
and bring the kingdom
It’s Super Bowl ring
shots out to Marty Schottenheimer
and the family members of his
we have you in our prayers
all the way in Southern California
Let’s Go Chiefs
Derrick Thomas
is starting to be Furious ! !﻿

Reid’s choice to play whomever he wants. Jaguars are a weak opponent, so why not give Smith a rest and let Foles take the start? Gives Smith time to heal, and Foles a chance to prove his great showing last week wasn’t a fluke.